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The Four-Act Structure Organizing your book can be a challenge. Here’s a technique to make it work.

The Four-Act Structure
Sassafras Lowrey talks to Booklife:
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Breaking Down Barriers to Library Circulation For self-published authors hoping to get their books into libraries, there's heartening news.

"This data reveals that libraries are increasingly recognizing the critical role indie authors play in the future of their collections."

Breaking Down Barriers to Library Circulation with
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Throwing Readers a Lifeline A guide to stress management wins the BookLife Nonfiction Prize.

Throwing Readers a Lifeline: Stess Wisely by Dr Robyne Hanley-Dafoe wins the BookLife Prize!

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What the Font? Choosing the right font is more important than you may think

What The Font| Jami Carpenter

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What You Won't Learn in an MFA An MFA can teach you writing skills, but will the program prepare you for a writing career?

What You Won't Learn in an MFA- Sassafras Lowrey
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Indie authors & indie author supporters: @booklife.bsky.social is on Bluesky! Show your support by following / boosting / sharing their posts. 📚🎉

Breaking Down Barriers to Library Circulation For self-published authors hoping to get their books into libraries, there's heartening news.

"This data reveals that libraries are increasingly recognizing the critical role indie authors play in the future of their collections."

Breaking Down Barriers to Library Circulation with
@IndieAuthorProj, Ingram Library Services, and
@LYRASIS booklife.com/authors/05/2...

Meet the Judges of the BookLife Nonfiction Prize Tips, news, information and resources for indie and self-published authors.

Booklife talks to Charlie Gilkey and more! Meet the judges for the BookLife Prize for Nonfiction: booklife.com/authors/04/2...

Christopher Hawkins - Winner of the 2023 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest Author Christopher Hawkins talks about prestige that the Publishers Weekly name brings to the BookLife Prize and how much it has helped with book, Downpour, the winner of the 2023 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest. BookLife holds an annual prize in both fiction and nonfiction. Each prize winner receives $5,000 with five authors receiving genre awards worth $1,000 each. Learn more about the annual BookLife Prize at booklife.com/prizecontest.

2023 BookLife Fiction Prize Winner, @christopherhawkins.bsky.social talks to us about his experience with Booklife Prize:

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BookLife - The BookLIfe Prize This video tutorial shows you how to enter your book in the BookLife Prize.

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A Fish Has No Word For Water: A punk homeless San Francisco memoir by Violet Blue | BookLife Her mother was a hacker-for-hire and drug dealer to Silicon Valley's elite; after everything went wrong she was homeless and alone on San Francisco streets at the age of thirteen. Fleeing her mother's...

I'm stunned.

I just found out how my book A Fish Has No Word For Water did in the first round of the BookLife (Publishers Weekly) Prize 2023 -- 9.75 out of 10!!!

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The Publishers Weekly article about Downpour and the Booklife Prize has dropped. It's a wonderful review/interview by Leah Grisham, and I hope you'll check it out.

I'm still reeling a bit. Downpour is the 1st horror novel to win the award. Such an honor!

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BookLife - The BookLIfe Prize This video tutorial shows you how to enter your book in the BookLife Prize.

Thinking about entering the BookLife Prize?
Watch this: